Golden Wheel Ref. 1HVAR.M01A.C120A

With a rich British watchmaking heritage that dates back to the
18th century, Arnold & Son masterfully reinterprets history
with a visionary eye to the future. Underscoring its watchmaking
prowess, Arnold & Son regularly unveils complicated watches
with a unique twist. The patented Golden Wheel deftly reflects the
brand's ingenuity and commitment to Haute Horlogerie.

The Golden Wheel combines the first-ever wandering hours
function with the true beat seconds complication. It is part
of the Instrument Collection, which pays tribute to the timepieces
focused on chronometry that were developed during the second half
of John Arnold's life and with his son Roger.

The Golden Wheel timepiece is a unique three-dimensional
interpretation of the ancient wandering hours complication that has
roots in table clocks of the mid-17th century. In fact, the first
implementation of the wandering hours complication in pocket
watches was most likely made in England at the beginning of the
18th century. Thus, it is a fitting complication for the Arnold
& Son watchmakers - inspired by British watchmaking heritage -
to reinvent anew, perpetuating the long tradition of wandering hour
watches.

Arnold & Son crafts the central time-carrousel in solid
18-karat red gold, thereby giving the masterpiece its Golden Wheel
name. The latest version of the Golden Wheel now features sapphire
discs with black figures, a redesigned outer ring and a black ADLC
treated dial plate in order to further increase contrast and
readability.

The mother-of-pearl arc displays the current hour, as the
sapphire disks with the black hour numerals float over the
contrasting white arc. Black arrows on the hour disks now point to
the minutes dial-frame located above the hours arc. Finally, the
true beat seconds indication is displayed via large dots on the
outer ring and read via the central golden hand. The dial plate is
now black ADLC treated with Côtes de Genève finishing.

The wandering hours function, also known as a jumping digital
hours indication, occupies the top arc of the watch dial (from 10
o'clock to 2 o'clock). Beneath it, Arnold & Son fills the
time-carrousel of the Golden Wheel with a true beat seconds hand
from the central axis - adding visual complexity and elegant
motion. The true beat seconds (sometimes referred to as dead beat
seconds) is a specialty of Arnold & Son. The precision function
enables the seconds to beat incrementally as opposed to sweeping
along the dial - allowing for more accurate reading.

The superlative technology and watchmaking expertise inherent in
this movement is further enhanced by the fact that Arnold & Son
has made the mechanism visible from the dial side in spectacular
glory. Not only does the brand use three separate transparent
sapphire disks (that seem to float above the dial) for the time
indication, but also it elevates many of the other movement parts
for an incredible three-dimensional allure.
This creative and visionary spirit transforms the Golden Wheel
into a thoroughly modern interpretation of the wandering hours. The
manufacture movement was three years in the making from concept to
development, and challenged the brand's watchmakers at multiple
stages of design and development.

The A&S6018 is a mechanical self-winding movement with 29
jewels and 232 components. It beats at 28,800 vibrations per
hour and offers 45 hours of power reserve. In typical Arnold &
Son style, the movement is treated in palladium and is meticulously
decorated with Haute Horlogerie finishing, including hand-chamfered
bridges with polished edges, fine circular graining, Côtes de
Genève rayonnantes, circular satin-finished wheels and blued screws
with bevelled and mirror-polished heads. The oscillating weight is
made of solid 22-karat red gold guilloché of 3.2 gr. The
magnificent movement is housed in a superb 44 mm 18-karat red gold
case. The Golden Wheel is a limited edition of 125 timepieces.